Nasal expander.



F. M. MOGONNELL. NASAL EXPANDER.

APBLIGATION FILED JAN. 7, 1910.

1,014,076, 4 Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANnR/PHI co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

FRANZ MARSHALL MGCONNELL, 0F LONGVIEW, TEXAS.

NASAL EXPANDER.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ M. MGCON NELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Longview, in the county of'Grregg and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Nasal Expander; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a nasal expander, and has for its object to provide a device of this character, which is designed to prevent the nasal passages from collapsing or contracting, or closing, particularly while the patient is asleep, but it will be understoodthat this invention can be used to advantage under some circumstances, during waking as well as sleeping hours.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing my invention applied to the nose. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View, on an-enlarged scale, showing the spring applied to one of the levers.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate the two wings of my invention, the inner ends of which are approximately circular, and which are designed to force the nasal passages open. The two wings are connected together by a bridge member 3, on each side of which is a lever 4 provided with a flattened portion 5 adapted to be gripped when operating the lever. The levers are mounted on pivots 6 and the inner end of each lever is pressed inwardly against the cartilage of the nose by means of a spring 7 as clearly shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The inner ends of these levers 4 are also flattened as shown at 8 in Fig. 3 of the drawings. These flattened ends which press against the cartilage of the nose, are provided with openings 9. These openings 9 are for the purpose of permitting a protrusion therethrough which serves to some eX- tent to lock the device in engagement with the cartilage of the patient. This effectively prevents displacement of the device. When it is desired to remove the nasal expander,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January '7, 1910.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

Serial No. 536,919.

l the flattened portion 5 of the levers 4 are pressed inwardly or together, and thus the device is released from the nose.

It will be seen that my invention is simple, inexpensive and durable, and is certain to prove of service in catarrh, and other ailments caused by diminishing or contracting the nasal passages.

What is claimed is 1. A nasal expander, comprising a bridge member having a central curved portion to engage the terminal of a nose cartilage and provided with integral disk portions upon each side of the curved central portion, said disk portions having laterally extending integral members arranged approximately parallel to one another having loops, said members being of suilicient resiliency as to bear against the inner surfaces of the outer side walls of a nose to spread the nasal passages, screw members threaded into the disk portions and projecting downwardly therefrom, levers having disk-members pivoted upon the screw members, coil springs coiled about the screw members and interposed between the heads of the screw members and the disk members of the levers, said springs having one of their ends engaging the laterally extending integral members, while the other ends bear against the inner free portions of the levers, t hold said portions against the cartilage of the nose, said free portions terminating in loops, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A nasal expander, comprising a bridge portion, extending transversely of the nose,

a wing connected with each side of said bridge and formed integrally therewith, a lever pivotally mounted at the junction of each wing and bridge, the inner ends of said levers being flattened and provided with an opening in the flattened portion for enabling said levers to lock themselves in engagement with the cartilage of a patients nose.

8. In a nasal expander, a bridge, wings connected with said bridge, and designed to be inserted in the nasal passages, spring press levers, adapted to extend into the nasal passages, for clamping the nasal expander to the patients nose.

4. A device of the class described comprising a bridge, wings connected with each end of said bridge and adapted to expand In testimony whereof I have signed my the nasal passages, spring press levers hzwname to this specification 1n the presence of lng attened inner ends, sind flattened portwo subscribing Witnesses.

tions being provided With openings whereby FRANZ MARSHALL MCCONNELL. said levers effectively lock said expander in Vitnesses: v

engagement with the cartilage of the pa- L. J. EVERETT,

tients nose. J. R. SPARKMAN.

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